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Greetings from (a Gentrifying) Asbury Park
Long considered desolate and crime-ridden, Asbury Park has transformed in recent years, luring second-home buyers—largely millennials and empty nesters who want walkable, urban living in a vacation destination.
Home prices are up, a long-stalled redevelopment of the waterfront is beginning to take shape and the restaurant scene is booming.
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Wassenaar—Holland’s Old-Money Enclave—Gets New Buzz
In Wassenaar, luxury thatched-roof mansions and rustic estates are luring local elites, executive expats and U.K. commuters. The pricey area has a new bounce in its step.
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Getaways for the Snorkeling Set: Luxury Homes in Bali, Tahiti and Australia
Water lovers around the world are heading to resort areas in the Asia-Pacific for an amphibious lifestyle: buying luxury homes near surfing, snorkeling, deep-sea fishing and other world-class water sports.
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Montenegro Makes a Bid for Luxury-Home Buyers
Ten years after its independence, Montenegro is drawing international buyers with its mix of new luxury developments and historic coastal towns.
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One of London’s Few Castles—Yours for $4.2 Million
Britain is a land of castles, but almost nobody in London lives in one—except for Dave and Barbara Edgar.
Their home for the past 20 years has been Vanbrugh Castle, a fortresslike folly built around 1720 by Sir John Vanbrugh, a great Georgian-era architect and playwright.
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